California's 8th congressional district
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The 8th congressional district of California covers most of the City and County of San Francisco except for a corner in the southwest -- the Sunset District and St. Francis Wood -- that is part of the 12th District.
The 8th district is one of the most reliably Democratic districts in the country, though left-wing third parties like the Green Party often poll well in the district. It is the smallest congressional district in the nation outside of New York City. George W. Bush received a mere 14% of the vote in this district in 2004. The district has a Cook Partisan Voting Index score of D +36.
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[edit] History
Before the 1992 redistricting, the area was the 5th district.
[edit] Representation
Democrat Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader since 2002 and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives, has represented the district since 1987.
[edit] Election results
[edit] 2006
Unofficial results. 100% reporting.
| United States House elections, 2006: California District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 101,707 | 80.4 | -4.3 | |
| Republican | Mike DeNunzio | 13,208 | 10.4 | -1.3 | |
| Green | Krissy Keefer | 9,666 | 7.6 | ||
| Libertarian | Philip Berg | 1,896 | 1.5 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 126,477 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
[edit] 2004
| United States House elections, 2004: California District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 224,017 | 84.7 | +5.2 | |
| Republican | Jennifer DePalma | 31,074 | 11.7 | -0.6 | |
| Peace & Freedom | Leilani D. Dowell | 9,527 | 3.6 | +3.6 | |
| Majority | 192,943 | 73.0 | |||
| Turnout | 264,618 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | +2.9 | |||
[edit] 2002
| United States House elections, 2002: California District 8 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Nancy Pelosi | 127,684 | 79.6 | ||
| Republican | G. Michael German | 20,063 | 12.6 | ||
| Green | Jay Pond | 10,033 | 6.2 | ||
| Libertarian | Ira Spivack | 2,659 | 1.6 | ||
| Majority | |||||
| Turnout | 160,439 | ||||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
| Preceded by Illinois-14 |
Home district of the Speaker of the House January 4. 2007–present |
Succeeded by None |
| California's congressional districts |
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